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iPhone SDK and Free Software Don't Match

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hey-now-wait-a-minute dept.

kookjr writes "Are you planning to develop software for the iPhone? If you want to develop Free Software, Linux.com (Shares corp overlord w/ Slashdot) has a good review of the conflicts between Apple's Registered iPhone Developer Agreement and licenses like the GPL. This is important for people who may not read all the agreements they click Agree to."

16 of 304 comments (clear)

  1. Apple haters be damned! by erroneus · · Score: 5, Funny

    It seems Apple haters are coming out of the wood work just to attack poor defenseless Apple! Apple does things they way they do them because they work. And the proof of that is illustrated perfectly in how cool and popular Apple stuff is... and by extension, anyone who uses Apple stuff is also cool and popular. So why can't people stop reading all these legal issues and get back to fun and sunshine!

    1. Re:Apple haters be damned! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Exactly. Nobody can beat Apple in terms of how cool their product look and function. Who cares about licensing and compatibility when you can just use their SDK to build products for their phones etc? People are buying Apple products in droves - that's clear sign that Apple is the winner here. As a developer, I would just sign EULA and get down to building some cool software rather than just worrying about GPL.

      Apple is just another company in the market to make money. Why should they bother with Open source? I want my ipod and iphone to have cool apps, no matter what.

      Go Apple! Ignore all the hater. They are just jealous whiners.

    2. Re:Apple haters be damned! by sm62704 · · Score: 3, Funny

      iScream! uScream! we all scream for iScream!

      Uh, 'scuse me while iRead this iSummons from Apple's iLawyer. Who isn't so iCool or iPopular. But nothing's as iCool as iScream!

      Did iMention that iGot an iOperation last week?

      iKid, iKid! ok iGo now.

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    3. Re:Apple haters be damned! by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sunshine? WTF dude, this is slashdot. We're all supposed to be hiding in the basement!

  2. Re:Why is it still a case where by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I've been devoloping software fro the iPhone since the day it came out. i don't see any problem.

  3. A new low by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...If you want to develop Free Software, Linux.com (Shares corp overlord w/ Slsahdot )..."

    Wow, /. editors can't even spell their own name? Somebody should give them a pointy hat and make them go sit in the corner for a bit ;)

    1. Re:A new low by SpectreBlofeld · · Score: 2, Funny
      Hi There.


      You misspelled slashdot.org.


      Including you, 33 miscreants have misspelled it today!


      A cricket graph of the number of people who have misspelled slashdot.org over time.

  4. A pointy hat by tepples · · Score: 3, Funny

    Somebody should give them a pointy hat and make them go sit in the corner for a bit ;) I put on my robe and wizard hat.
  5. Slsadot? by martin_henry · · Score: 2, Funny

    Slsahdot
    Would you like some chips with that?
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    1. Re:Slsadot? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Is it just me, or is this especially funny seeing as how it was edited by CmdrTaco? Makes you wonder what was on his mind. Hmm, I know what's on my mind right now...

      Captcha: inverted

  6. Leave Salsadot alone! by eldavojohn · · Score: 4, Funny

    "...If you want to develop Free Software, Linux.com (Shares corp overlord w/ Slsahdot )..." Wow, /. editors can't even spell their own name? Somebody should give them a pointy hat and make them go sit in the corner for a bit ;) Leave Salsadot alone!

    Mmmmm, "Dancing for Nerds. Spicy food you pay for twice."
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  7. Sarcasm by StarKruzr · · Score: 4, Funny

    You do not has it.

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  8. Re:Why is it still a case where by jank1887 · · Score: 5, Funny

    STOP THE PRESSES, FOLKS! This guy doesn't see any problems. There must not be any!

  9. Re:Why is it still a case where by mysqlrocks · · Score: 4, Funny

    There are a handful of different popular vehicle fuels.

    Yes, but it met the Slashdot requirement of being a car analogy.

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  10. Re:Combined FUD, Maby-FUD and Not-FUD... by mobby_6kl · · Score: 4, Funny

    > You CAN distribute code under the BSD liscence, just you can only distribute to other registered developers.

    Oh, ok. I think I've just solved the prostitution problem for the US using the same approach: you can pay women for sex, but only if the woman in question is your wife. Ta-da!

  11. Re:I already know the answer to this by ShieldW0lf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Avoid it always.

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